Epileptic Disorders
MENUAnti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a video case report Volume 11, issue 3, September 2009
Authors
Angelo Labate, Sarosh R Irani, Angela Vincent, Antonio Gambardella, Emilio Le Piane, Vittoria Cianci, Umberto Aguglia
Institute of Neurology, University Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy, Neurosciences Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Department of Clinical Neurology, England, Regional Epilepsy Centre, Hospital of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Key words: NDMA receptor antibodies, ovarian teratoma, paraneoplastic encephalitis, psychogenic seizure
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2009.0268
- Page(s) : 267-9
- Published in: 2009
This report concerns a 26-year-old Italian woman who was given the diagnosis of anti-NMDAR encephalitis after the incidental identification of an ovarian tumour. Neuropsychiatric symptoms and hyperkinetic movements are very commonly seen as initial symptoms of paraneoplastic encephalitis. Interestingly, our patient showed stereotypical movements predominantly located to lower limbs, mimicking a psychogenic seizure. This latter feature further extends the clinical spectrum of dyskinetic movements of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. [Published with video sequences]